Justices were ‘not masters of information security protocol’, a former court employee tells CNN
As the US supreme court continues to investigate how a draft copy of the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that eliminated nationwide abortion rights was leaked last May, one American news outlet’s sources are saying the court has found justices have been slow to take on security protocols, including using secure servers when sending out sensitive information.
A CNN report Saturday quoted multiple anonymous sources who said justices often use personal email accounts to send sensitive materials, despite the court having secure servers meant to handle such correspondences. Some court employees were nervous about confronting justices about using personal emails rather than the more secure method, the CNN report said.
The justices were “not masters of information security protocol”, a former court employee told CNN.
The sources also told CNN that the court had disparate protocols for handling “burn bags”, or bags that were given to court employees with discarded sensitive physical documents that were meant to be burned or shredded. Each justice has their own burn bag protocol, with some employees stapling burn bags shut and others leaving them open near their desks. Burn bags were sometimes left in the hallway outside chambers.
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